Channeling Wisdom: Danielle Holly, CEO of Common Impact
Danielle Holly, CEO of Common Impact, oversees an organization that designs programs to direct a company's’ most strategic philanthropic asset – their people – to the seemingly intractable social challenges they’re best positioned to address.
Channeling Wisdom: Dave Paek, Associate Director of Development Operations at Pathfinder International
Dave Paek, Associate Director of Development Operations, supervises a team of coordinators, oversees the fundraising database, produces analytical reports on fundraising performance, and manages all development operations at Pathfinder International.
Channeling Wisdom: Meghan Trombly, Director of Programming, Generation Citizen
Meghan Trombly, Director of Programming, sets the national program strategy and oversees the development of program content and evaluation at Generation Citizen (GC). Meghan also supervises local staff in four locations to ensure programmatic success.
Read moreChanneling Wisdom: Stephen Chan, Chief of Staff, The Boston Foundation
Stephen Chan joined the Boston Foundation in September 2010 as Chief of Staff where he oversees strategy and operations, performance evaluation, and human resources. As a member of the Senior Management Team, Stephen partners with department heads to ensure alignment across mission, strategy, and execution at all levels of the organization, and to monitor organizational performance and effectiveness. Stephen also provides strategic advice and support to the President in his interactions with the Foundation’s board of directors and as a liaison to external audiences. He previously worked as Special Assistant to the President at the Boston Foundation from 2004 to 2006.
Read moreChanneling Wisdom: Nakia Navarro, New England Regional Director, Let's Get Ready
Nakia Navarro, New England Regional Director, manages the Boston office of Let’s Get Ready (LGR),which provides low-income high school students with support services to gain college admission. She is responsible for supporting and creating LGR programs in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and soon Vermont. Prior to joining the organization, Nakia was Director of Development at Elizabeth Seton Academy in Dorchester, serving a large number of first generation college bound students. She has also held development positions with the American Red Cross, Community Food Rescue in Charlotte, N.C. and was the CEO of IsReal Imagination, a business development and consulting firm. Nakia originally hails from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor's degree in Public Administration with a minor in Spanish from Winthrop University; a Certificate in Global Communications from the University of Salamanca; has completed her first novel, the Everdeen, SC series; and is currently working on her Master's in Public Administration.
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